King John Quotes

“situated on the road from London to Dover at the point where it crossed the wide tidal estuary”
― Marc Morris, King John

“The castle’s importance lay in its location in the city of Rochester,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“but it may be that no more than thirteen official copies were ever produced.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“Only four of them survive today,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“Without exception they were drawn from the ranks of the king’s opponents.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“the giant motte-and-bailey established by his ancestor William the Conqueror and extensively rebuilt in stone by Henry II.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“By 10 June John had reached Windsor Castle,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“John accepted that he had no choice but to negotiate.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“the king of Scots was also said to be in league with the barons.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“Even Philip Augustus had pledged his support and promised to send as much aid as he could supply.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“chroniclers found it easier to list those who had not abandoned John’s cause.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“to controlling the principal city in the kingdom.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“At a stroke they had gone from holding a single royal castle of little significance”
― Marc Morris, King John

“this was a catastrophe.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“For a man who was reliant on mercenaries,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“it also meant the loss of his main treasury at Westminster,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“The fall of London was the tipping point.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“Only the Tower and its small royalist garrison held out.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“the houses of the Jews were destroyed and their stones used to strengthen the city walls.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“messenger to the king to declare their defiance.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“they formally renounced their homage and fealty,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“also marked the end of the road for King John.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“Clearly John was not alone in imagining that the total recovery of his lost empire was imminent.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“his army now swelled by the Lusignans and their followers.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“In the meantime John had one overriding desire, which was to take revenge on the men who had humiliated him.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“had so much treasure come from France to England since the time of King Arthur.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“Never before’,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“which at a stroke removed any possibility of a French assault on England.”
― Marc Morris, King John

“In a short space of time the English forces had plundered and burned a hundred vessels,”
― Marc Morris, King John

“and almost completely unattended.”
― Marc Morris, King John